Current Hours:  

Fall Semester  

9:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Thursday   

9:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday.  
 
Located in the Classroom building room 202, which is located across the Hall from our Campus Directors office noted as AD on our campus map.  

Fresh Food Friday   

Food is available every day that the pantry is open. Fresh food such as fruit, vegetables, milk, and eggs are available on the last Friday of every month.  

Students, staff and faculty will need to provide a photo ID and their Aggie ID number. This can be done by providing your NMSU-A Campus ID card.   

If you have any questions, please contact 575-439-3600

Aggie Cupboard 

 Aggie cupboard is available to all NMSU-A students, faculty, and staff.

 You just need to provide current Aggie ID to receive a free bag of food​.

 Pick up is at the kitchen of the Tay’s Center.

 Twice a month from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM dates are emailed out months and tend to be the last Tuesday and Wednesday of the month.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

 SNAP, a program run by the NM Human Services Department, provides financial assistance for qualifying residents of New Mexico to purchase food at participating grocery stores.

The Roadrunner Food Bank has trained staff who can help you apply to SNAP. Fill out the form on their “Apply for SNAP” page and the Food Bank staff will be in touch to assist you.

In Alamogordo, you can make an appointment with the staff at the Human Services Department who are trained to help you complete your SNAP application.

Food Resources

Otero country has a large section of food resources, Roadrunner foodbank has compiled a list of them. Click here .

Roadrunner Foodbank 

A great resource for finding food is the Roadrunner Food Bank’s Food Finder, which can be found here.  Roadrunner foodbank is New Mexico’s largest foodbank, the Food Finder allows users to search by city, zip code or county.   

If you are unable to use the link please call 575-523-4390 Monday through Friday 8 am to 5:00 pm to reach the food assistance line, which can give you information about local food banks.